Saturday, January 18, 2025
Our Great Journalistic Institutions
Always funny to remember that brief period when journalists were absolutely obsessed with possible conflicts of interests for bloggers (along with trying to impose ethical codes that didn't even apply to themselves).
Minor Humiliations
During Trump I, I could get some chuckles out of minor humiliations like his inauguration party being driven indoors because of cold.
Not so much now, in part because our chosen fighters... aren't.
If You're A Star
I remember when Mel Gibson did his holocaust denial and Nooners among others just let it slide.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Fake Contrarianism
Pamela Paul is out at the NYT.
The amazing thing is this supposed hegemonic lefty CW never even appears in the NYT itself.
Paul is admired by some of her colleagues for her willingness to buck liberal-left conventional wisdom. She has written a defense of J.K. Rowling and scrutinized the MeToo movement for overreach, while a recent column criticized the American Historical Society’s vote to condemn the ongoing “scholasticide” in Gaza.She is admired by her colleagues who all agree with her!
Have any of them written against Joanne? Has there been a defense of MeToo written in years there? Did anyone write to support the AHS?
The Norms Defender
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Tom Goldstein, a top U.S. Supreme Court attorney and publisher of the SCOTUSblog news website, was indicted on Thursday in Maryland federal court for allegedly failing to report millions of dollars he won in poker matches and using his former law firm's accounts to pay his gambling debts. Goldstein, who was part of the team that represented former Vice President Al Gore in Supreme Court litigation over the 2000 U.S. presidential election, is facing 22 different charges, including tax evasion, preparing false and fraudulent tax returns, and failing to pay his taxes, according to the indictmentThat 2nd one was a pardon audition, most likely.
THE LAW IS FAKE
Yesterday:
“We are not considering deferring enforcement,” the official said. “Statutorily, we don’t believe we have the authority to do that.”Today:
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.This is what they spent time on last year because their granddaughters were watching people say mean things about Netanyahu.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
RIP David Lynch
There are plenty of talented people, but not very many manage to have such a distinctive and unique take.
Also, Too
I need to start grifting rich guys.
The slide deck that Ms. Watford presented describes artificial intelligence as a key enabler of The Post’s success, the people said. It describes The Post as “an A.I.-fueled platform for news” that delivers “vital news, ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.” It also lays out three pillars of The Post’s overall plan: “great journalism,” “happy customers” and “make money.” The Post lost roughly $77 million in 2023.
Innumeracy
This is about 60% of the US population. 75% of the adult population.
Ms. Watford, who joined The Post in April, also laid out big-picture goals for the company. Among them: reach 200 million paying users, which the slide deck described as a “Big Hairy Audacious Goal,” or “B.H.A.G.”
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